Return On Intelligence: Implement AI Without Wasting Time & Money

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Stop chasing the AI hype and start seeing actual results. Welcome to Return on Intelligence: Implement AI Without Wasting Time & Money, the podcast dedicated to dismantling AI myths and delivering actionable strategies for enterprise leaders. Powered by NineTwoThree Studio, this show moves beyond "vibe coding" and "magic wand" promises to focus on what actually drives sustainable business value. Hosted by AI expert and NineTwoThree CEO Andrew Amann, along with Growth Marketing Lead Nay Cook-Nelson, each episode draws from the studio’s real-world experience building over 50+ custom AI solutions for billion-dollar brands and funded startups. We dive deep into: The 4-Week Discovery Playbook: How to validate ROI before writing a single line of code and avoid the common traps that cause 95% of enterprise AI projects to fail.Human-in-the-Loop Engineering: Why developers remain the ultimate decision-makers and how to use AI to empower your team rather than replace them.Enterprise-Grade Scalability: Moving from "cool prototypes" to robust, secure, and profitable applications that solve high-stakes business problems.ROI-First Implementation: Discover the frameworks that allow 90% of our projects to achieve measurable returns within just three months.Whether you're a CEO looking for a competitive edge or a technical leader navigating the latest models like Gemini and Claude, we help you identify the right problems to solve—and the ones to ignore. Watch and Listen: Watch on YouTube: Return on Intelligence ChannelJoin 3,000+ AI Leaders: NineTwoThree Studio Newsletter for weekly insights on the latest adoption curves. Ready to see your own Return on Intelligence? Apply for a Free AI Project Evaluation to see how we can turn your data into ROI.

  1. Jul 17

    The Sad Truth About AI "Tokenmaxxing" (It's a Waste)

    Everyone's arguing about whether AI makes engineers faster. That's the wrong question. The real one: Is AI making your company more predictable? In this episode of the Return on Intelligence podcast, Andrew Amann and Nay Cook-Nelson break down the "tokenmaxxing" trend — why Uber reportedly burned its entire 2026 AI budget in four months, whether tools like Claude Tag are a Trojan horse for your company data, and why "owned intelligence" (not your token count) is the real competitive edge. If your AI strategy is still measured in tokens saved or tools adopted, this episode is for you. **⏱️ Timestamps** ``` 00:00 – The wrong question everyone's asking about AI 00:24 – Is Claude Tag a Trojan horse for your company data? 02:29 – The economics of paying per token 04:05 – Are your Pro & Max accounts really safe? 06:09 – Owned intelligence: API access vs. the "harness" 08:34 – Why swappable models matter (Notion, GLM, DeepSeek) 09:23 – Controlling telemetry: chat apps vs. the API layer 10:35 – Tokenmaxxing & Uber's 4-month budget burn 12:50 – Measuring real ROI instead of token counts 13:56 – Assigning tasks to AI agents 15:40 – Taste, hiring, and project selection 17:21 – How to measure "taste" when hiring 19:18 – The "Pokémon" candidate-profile tool 20:23 – Final takeaway + call to action ``` **🔗 Links & Resources** - 📰 Subscribe to the AI newsletter (5,000+ readers): https://hubs.li/Q048GVnH0 - 📞 Work with NineTwoThree (companies doing $10M+): https://www.ninetwothree.co/discovery/ai - Uber burned its 2026 AI budget in 4 months (Fortune): https://fortune.com/2026/05/26/uber-coo-ai-spending-tokens-claude-code/ - Anthropic launches Claude Tag (Fortune): https://fortune.com/2026/06/23/anthropic-claude-tag-virtual-employee-tool-slack/ **📌 About** NineTwoThree helps business owners and leaders implement AI without wasting time and money — focused on predictable, stable outcomes and owned intelligence. 👍 If this helped, like and subscribe for more practical AI strategy. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIStrategy #Tokenmaxxing #EnterpriseAI #OwnedIntelligence #AIAgents #AIforBusiness

  2. Jul 6

    The Negative 10x Engineer Will Collapse A Company

    Download Our Free AI Guide: https://hubs.li/Q04myJpC0 ___ AI is amplifying engineers for better and worse. In this episode, we unpack vanity metrics, the -10x engineer, and why taste may be the most important skill in an AI-native engineering team. ___ Resources Mentioned: Case Studies & Resources: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ_zG0 ___ About NineTwoThree Studio: We've built custom AI solutions for 100+ companies, delivering 7-figure returns from 6-figure investments. Our team combines AI expertise with proven product management to create solutions that actually work. Book a discovery call to see if your AI project has real potential: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ-Nd0

  3. Jun 26

    How To Create An "AI Brain" For Your Company

    Download Our Free AI Guide: https://hubs.li/Q04myJpC0 ___ How do you ACTUALLY become an AI native company? What are the step-by-step moves you need to make in your organization? In today's episode of Return On Intelligence, we walk you through those steps. ___ Resources Mentioned: Case Studies & Resources: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ_zG0 ___ About NineTwoThree Studio: We've built custom AI solutions for 100+ companies, delivering 7-figure returns from 6-figure investments. Our team combines AI expertise with proven product management to create solutions that actually work. Book a discovery call to see if your AI project has real potential: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ-Nd0

  4. Jun 24

    Enemies in AI: Why Sam Lost the Race

    Join 5,000+ AI leaders receiving our newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q048GVnH0 ___ In this episode, we unpack Elon Musk’s surprise compute deal with Anthropic and what it signals about the real AI power shift. We also share the “$2,500 test” for deciding if your Claude Code idea is worth building, and why most teams who feel stuck with AI are usually reacting to FOMO instead of building durable systems. ___ Resources Mentioned: Case Studies & Resources: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ_zG0 ___ About NineTwoThree Studio: We've built custom AI solutions for 100+ companies, delivering 7-figure returns from 6-figure investments. Our team combines AI expertise with proven product management to create solutions that actually work. Ready to move beyond generic tools like ChatGPT? Book a discovery call to see if your AI project has real potential: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ-Nd0

  5. May 13

    The AI Product Manager Framework: “I’ve led 18 AI Apps.”

    Apply to get a FREE AI Transformation Audit: https://www.ninetwothree.co/discovery/ai ___ In this episode of the Return on Intelligence podcast, Stephanie Leathe, an AI product manager with one exit and over 18 AI products on her roster, shares her RVS framework that allows business owners and leaders to validate their AI ideas quickly and land on the highest impact use cases in less time. ___ Resources Mentioned: Case Studies & Resources: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ_zG0 ___ About NineTwoThree Studio: We've built custom AI solutions for 100+ companies, delivering 7-figure returns from 6-figure investments. Our team combines AI expertise with proven product management to create solutions that actually work. Ready to move beyond generic tools like ChatGPT? Book a discovery call to see if your AI project has real potential: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ-Nd0

  6. Apr 20

    This New AI Study Is INSANE, and Claude Is GATEKEEPING

    Join 5,000+ AI leaders receiving our newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q048GVnH0 ___ On Return on Intelligence, Nahshon Cook-Nelson and 923 AI Studio CEO Andrew Amann explain why AI progress is shifting from “better models” to better tools (memory, planning, browsers/terminals). They stress that documented processes + knowledge bases—not tribal expertise—are what make enterprise agents reliable, and warn that vibe coding can create bloated systems without proper governance. ___ Resources Mentioned: Case Studies & Resources: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ_zG0 ___ About NineTwoThree Studio: We've built custom AI solutions for 100+ companies, delivering 7-figure returns from 6-figure investments. Our team combines AI expertise with proven product management to create solutions that actually work. Ready to move beyond generic tools like ChatGPT? Book a discovery call to see if your AI project has real potential: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ-Nd0

  7. Mar 27

    The #1 Mistake Companies Make Building AI Agents

    Join 5,000+ AI leaders receiving our newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q048GVnH0 ___ Multi-agent workflows are exciting, but are they necessary? Or, are they decreasing output quality and making it harder for companies to build reliable internal AI solutions? We brought three of our own ML engineers to break this down for us after working on real multi-agent projects. ___ Resources Mentioned: Case Studies & Resources: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ_zG0 About NineTwoThree Studio: We've built custom AI solutions for 100+ companies, delivering 7-figure returns from 6-figure investments. Our team combines AI expertise with proven product management to create solutions that actually work. Ready to move beyond generic tools like ChatGPT? Book a discovery call to see if your AI project has real potential: https://hubs.li/Q03KQ-Nd0

  8. Mar 20

    How To Implement AI At Your Company The RIGHT WAY (Team AI Explained)

    Join over 5,000 leaders getting the AI newsletter worth reading: https://hubs.ly/Q045C0780 ___ This episode covers Andrew's take that every employee should be "vibe coding" — but only on top of their company's own infrastructure and data, not generic AI. He walks through seven levels of AI fluency that mirror how people naturally learn, from basic prompting up to building full systems and then rebuilding from a clean PRD. The bigger point is that smart CEOs don't just slap AI on sales and marketing — they identify operational bottlenecks first, which is where the real 10x results come from. ___ Connect with Andrew Amann on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewamann/ Connect with Nahshon Cook-Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naycook/ ___ We've built custom AI solutions for 100+ companies over the last 8 years (yes, before ChatGPT) We deliver 7-figure returns from 6-figure investments. Our team combines AI expertise with proven product management to create solutions that actually work. Learn more about working with NineTwoThree AI Studio here: https://hubs.ly/Q045C0gD0

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Stop chasing the AI hype and start seeing actual results. Welcome to Return on Intelligence: Implement AI Without Wasting Time & Money, the podcast dedicated to dismantling AI myths and delivering actionable strategies for enterprise leaders. Powered by NineTwoThree Studio, this show moves beyond "vibe coding" and "magic wand" promises to focus on what actually drives sustainable business value. Hosted by AI expert and NineTwoThree CEO Andrew Amann, along with Growth Marketing Lead Nay Cook-Nelson, each episode draws from the studio’s real-world experience building over 50+ custom AI solutions for billion-dollar brands and funded startups. We dive deep into: The 4-Week Discovery Playbook: How to validate ROI before writing a single line of code and avoid the common traps that cause 95% of enterprise AI projects to fail.Human-in-the-Loop Engineering: Why developers remain the ultimate decision-makers and how to use AI to empower your team rather than replace them.Enterprise-Grade Scalability: Moving from "cool prototypes" to robust, secure, and profitable applications that solve high-stakes business problems.ROI-First Implementation: Discover the frameworks that allow 90% of our projects to achieve measurable returns within just three months.Whether you're a CEO looking for a competitive edge or a technical leader navigating the latest models like Gemini and Claude, we help you identify the right problems to solve—and the ones to ignore. Watch and Listen: Watch on YouTube: Return on Intelligence ChannelJoin 3,000+ AI Leaders: NineTwoThree Studio Newsletter for weekly insights on the latest adoption curves. Ready to see your own Return on Intelligence? Apply for a Free AI Project Evaluation to see how we can turn your data into ROI.

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